"   I AM THE LORD,I CHANGE NOT  "
                                                                        MALACHI 3:6
In this changing world of this I am certain,Gods word never changes. Therefore I can always depend on it to carry me through. But first I must learn His words so that I can apply them in my life. This I determined in my heart and mind not to be swayed by what I see in the world but by the truth of Gods word. So by committing myself to His word I find there is nothing in this world that can steal my security from Him. So today being the first day of the rest of my life; I start anew,making Gods word my final authority in settling the issues of life.I will be confident,not confused,peaceful not anxious,and when under pressure an over-comer while others are over-come. Yes he is Lord and never changes; may you seek Him while He can be found.
 In His Love, tom

                                                                 ABIDE
Defined as: To endure without yielding, to remain stable or in a fixed state, to conform,Permanent.

John 15:7 says "If you abide in me,and my words abide in you,ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you." If we are truly disciples we will abide in his word and we will know the truth which will set us free. The Lord said " Believe me that I am in the father and the father is in me, or else believe on account of the works that I do." And if we love Him we will keep His commandments.
      The Lord is telling us to allow His living word (Jesus) to make His home in us. He is telling us to meditate on them and to fill our minds and hearts with them so the abundance of his words will proceed from our mouths to the ears that will hear. In Col.3:16 He says " Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly." Most of us have know idea of what this means. This is one reason we fall short of the power that lays within us. when the word is abiding in you it is like a favorite song that repeats it's self over and over again in your mind. when the word of God abides in you it to will do much the same thing, but it is life to those who hear it. Suddenly from deep inside of you they spring forth like a river of life.They appear when the situation is at hand for them to come-forth The words of God are the true answers we need to over ride the wisdom of men. The worldly answers seem right but soon they fade. In verse 12 it says to put on these things (walk in them); a compassionate heart, kindness,humility,meekness and patience,bearing with one another and forgive as the Lord has for given you.So now let us move forward as the word says " Therefore let us give earnest heed to the things we have heard...."(Hebrews 2:1)
      Unless we know the promises of God how can we move ahead, so don't let other things get in your way make time to ABIDE in His word and study to show yourself approved. Gods words are LIFE, read your BIBLE and study.....To he that can hear......in His love,tom

                                                         THE REAL ENEMY

"THOUGH WE WALK IN THE FLESH, WE DO NOT WAR AFTER THE FLESH." (2cor.10:3)
     
    Have you been having a problem lately with someone or some people? Is there a reason that has caused this problem for you? Have you found yourself wanting to cause hurt to that person or persons? Stop and consider this: The word (BIBLE) says " we do not wrestle against FLESH and BLOOD and since people are flesh and blood are war is not against them, they are not the source of the problem. It doesn't matter what they did to you, if you spend your time fighting with them your just wasting your time. Ask yourself who is the real ENEMY?  Take a look at EPH.6:12,
" WE WRESTLE NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD, BUT AGAINST PRINCIPALITIES,POWERS AND RULERS OF DARKNESS IN THIS WORLD,SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS IN HIGH PLACES." Satan and his demons are the REAL enemy, life long enemies while we are in this world! Remember this: PERSECUTION IS NOT THE MANIFESTATION OF A PERSONS HATE FOR YOU, IT IS THE MANIFESTATION OF SATAN'S FEAR OF YOU.
When we as believers start using the WORD AS THE SWORD HE GETS SCARED and looks to find someone to use against you. Next time someone starts up with you don't get side tracked into fighting them, Learn to war against the enemy, who is behind it all. Put on the whole armor of God so that you will be able to withstand every attack. We have that power residing in us, the power of LOVE,FAITH and BELIEF, Gods authority given to us in Christ Jesus. Amen
In His Love,tom    read 2Cor.10:3-7; Eph.6:10-18

                                  TODAY HE SETS BEFORE YOU A BLESSING OR A CURSE
THIS MAY BE YOUR FIRST CHANCE TO RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE?  To know what it means to be forgiven. To acknowledge sin, and to look at your life and its effects on others. Your choice of life or death. You question who is this who says this to you? A voice crying in the wilderness.
      See He has set before you today life and good,death and evil. If you decide to obey the commandments of the Lord our God by Loving Him and walking in His statutes,and rules than you shall live and the Lord thy God will bless you;but if your heart turns away,you will not hear. You will be drawn away to worship the god of this world and to serve those desires. I declare to you today you shall perish and not enter the promised land(HEAVEN). For God has set before you life and death, blessings and curses, therefore choose wisely so that you and your offspring may live loving the Lord your God,obeying His voice and holding fast to Him. For He is life and length of days and so that you may dwell in the land he promised to our fore fathers, Abraham,Issac and Jacob. NOW IS THE TIME OF YOUR CHOICE; WHAT WILL IT BE?
IN HIS LOVE,tom
READ  Duet.11:1-7, 30:11-20

                                                      OUR AWESOME GOD

I am one spirit with the Lord: 1Cor.6:17, therefore where ever I go He goes with me and along with us goes power,wisdom,victory,and most of all LOVE. How awesome is that?

" But thanks be to God,who gives us the victory-making us more than conquerors- through our Lord Jesus Christ (1Cor.15:57). And if death is swallowed up in victory(1Cor.15:50-58) what else is? If we take a look around what will we find that is also swallowed up? God is actively working in the people who surround us(ME). I find that no matter how difficult things might appear He always enables me to accomplish what He has asked! Praise God that even at my lowest He is able to lift me up! So today I will celebrate the Victory that is at hand.Whether it be sickness,disease,poverty or disillusionment I can overcome all that the enemy brings my way.

So lets look at the situation you are in now! Does it seem to be stubbornly refusing to go away? Does it seem to be immune to all solutions no matter what you do? Now realize why Jesus came to earth; He put on a physical body to show us that He had Authority over all demons,,sickness,disease,poverty,fear,and all the other curses that came when sin (THE LAW OF DEATH) came into the world. He MASTERED everything that was in the world of the intellect, and every thing that was physical. Before He ascended He said " All authority has been given unto me both in heaven and on earth." (Matt.28:18) And that same authority resides in us (The Word).READ Jn.17. know this; He is seated at the right hand of the father interceding on our behalf ,now let us come BOLDLY TO THE THROWN OF GRACE seeking to know His will.

He who can hear.............in His Love,tom

           A COVENANT OF PROSPERITY
This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it. To begin my day with rejoicing and praise puts me into a frame of mind of how great our God is. Each work day is one to be thankful for because no one knows what tomorrow will bring. But as I read my devotional this is what spoke to me.  (Duet.8:18) "But thou shall remember the Lord thy God: for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth, that He may establish his covenant." (Duet.8-18) spoke to me in this way; we are blessed to live in a country where Food and prosperity have grown so much that there is little scarcity of these things. And yet we lack very little but still have lost sight of our provider, YHWH; and we have forgotten these words "Take care lest you forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments,rules and statutes which He commanded us to do." We have eaten and are full and have built homes and survived well, we have multiplied and prospered and many have not forgotten the poor. But still we have forgotten who has enabled us; Have we had these thoughts: "My power and the might of My hand has gotten me this. Now think; it is He who has brought this to past in our lives and now as I look about what I see is all this we have is Perishing. We have forgotten the one who allows. We have broken covenant with our Lord and stepped to the side of darkness and because of this we will perish. Yet it is never to late to humble ourselves and seek forgiveness; so I leave you with this thought; Where does your Heart Stand?

In His Love...........Tom

That GLORIOUS name:

This morning I awoke to my devotional around 6am and found my self excited to share this with you all!

" WHAT EVER YOU ASK IN MY NAME(JESUS),THIS I WILL DO, THAT THE FATHER MAY BE GLORIFIED IN THE SON. IF YOU ASK ANYTHING IN MY NAME, I WILL DO IT." [JN.14:13-14]

This is more than a phrase, not just something we tack on at the end of a prayer; we present our request on the Basis of all that Jesus IS,so boldly accept and expect those request to be granted.How many times do we say to ourselves I hope he will answer that prayer? Not realizing that the name JESUS guarantees that these prayers will be answered. They have all the power and authority we will ever need, don't let yourself be robbed of the power in Christ words.Read Jn.17 and understand who we are in Jesus. Heb.2:1,8,10,14; V.14 says He rendered him (devil) powerless!!!!And He gave this authority to us (those who believe,trust and faithfully walk in His Word) the word POWER is derived from the Greek word dynamis and exousia which means derived or conferred "AUTHORITY" ( Matt.21:22-27); from this it comes to denote concretely the BEARER of AUTHORITY ON EARTH. CHRIST HAD ALL POWER ON EARTH granted by his Father; and he gave it to His disciples and to the sons of God (Jn.1:12). I pray that this will encourage you and stir you into a deeper walk with the Lord........

In His Love, tom

The seed of Faith.

This day I would like to share with you what has been happening in my life these past few days. My loved ones have been attacked with sickness and disease, as I sought the word of the Lord he opened my eyes to these passages. ( Matt.17:20 ) " for verily I say unto you, if you have faith you shall say unto this mountain move from here to there and it will move and nothing will be impossible for you."
( Heb. 11:6 ) " and without faith it is impossible to please God for whoever would draw near to Him must  believe that He exists and that he rewards those who seek him." (Rom. 10:17 ) " So faith comes from hearing through the word of Christ."
To many times the enemy of our soul disheartens us with these words. "Did God really say that or maybe that's not Gods will for you?" There are over 7000 promises that God has given us and if we take the time to search them out we will soon find that not only our faith will build so will our courage to stand against the fiery darts that come our way. The promises such as ( Isaiah 38:7 ) "This shall be a sign for YOU,that the Lord will do this thing that he has PROMISED. He tells us not to waver at His promises, it is unbelief that that deters our walking in those promises. Doubt and unbelief keep us from receiving those promises and today if you will take hold of His word and start to search out for yourself His truths, you will be more than a conqueror you will be leaping for joy and over every mountain that come before you.
I tell you this for my joy is in knowing that He is able to deliver His every promise; His word will not return void. So my prayers for our family will be come fulfilled today............AMEN
 GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY HE GIVE YOU YOUR HEARTS DESIRE TO SEE HIS WORDS FULFILLED IN YOUR LIFE AND THOSE AROUND YOU............
In His Love, tom

Good day my brothers & sisters, today I would like to ask you to pause and contemplate these words.

"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporary: but the things which are not seen are ETERNAL." (2 Cor.4:18)

Each day we have set before us the things of this world but now we must make the decision in how we will go. Today I have decided to put my trust in Gods word to the fullest of my ability. What I have found is that the word of God contains 7000 promises to cover every circumstance we will ever face. No matter how bad things look because  of the changes going on around us and the worlds situation; Remember this: the world changes but Gods word is the same yesterday,today and forever. No matter how bad you feel or how lost you might be His words will renew you and bring life to you. No matter how your bank account looks the word says he will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory. (Phil.4:19) Don't settle for a meager existence; center your attention on the eternal truth of Gods words; stop looking at the temporary things of the world for they are a changing.

                  In His Love......tom

                                              THOUGHTS ARE A WAY OF LISTENING
Quit thinking lack and measuring it with a poverty stick! When we have trouble hearing Gods word,here is some encouraging news.God is talking to us all the time and He's not hiding anything from us. He is continually fulfilling the words Jesus spoke to all of us. The Holy Spirit (Jn. 14:26) will teach all things and bring them into remembrance of what He has said to you. (Jn.16:13-15)
In His lov,tom

                                                  WE TO ARE TEMPTED!
This is a devotional reprinted from (GOD IS FIRST). May it awaken your thoughts of Gods power and works of His Word ( Jesus).
                                  Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil (Matt 4:1).

Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan! After 40 days of fasting, when Jesus was at his weakest physically, Satan came to Him. He tempted Him in 3 areas where you and I are most tempted. Why would the Father require this? Jesus needed to affirm to Satan who He was and from whom He gained His authority and provision.

1)      Our identity

“If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:

‘He shall give His angels charge over you, ’and,‘ In their hands they shall bear you up,

Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’” Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’”  Jesus understood His identity and refused to allow Satan to redefine Him. Do not allow Satan to define your identify from anyone or anything other than God.

2)      Our authority

Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God. Jesus’ authority was rooted in doing only what He saw the Father do. He did not use fleshly authority.

3)      Our source of provision

And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”

Today, realize your identify resides in being a son or daughter of your Heavenly Father. Your authority resides in being led by the Holy Spirit. Your provision comes from your Heavenly Father

 He who can hear.....in His love,tom

                                                     QUIT THINKING LACK
STOP SPEAKING OF LACK: when we are having trouble speaking and hearing Gods word it usually is because what we are thinking is blocking Gods word and voice from entering our thoughts and mind.God is talking to us all the time; He is not hiding anything from us (Mk.4:22 "  nothing is hidden except to be made manifest." ) and is fulfilling all the words Jesus has spoken to us. Jn.14:26  "....He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that Jesus has said to you. Jn.16:13-15....V.14 He will glorify me,for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. ALL that the Father has is mine; therefore I said he will take what is mine and declare it to you.(HOLY SPIRIT). Jesus says " if any man has ears to hear let him hear" (V.23) So pay attention to what you hear (V.24);(V.25) for the one who has more will be given more....This is spiritual hearing,ears of faith;how much do we really believe and trust His word. A good example of this is found in Luke5:4, saying to Peter "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch" And Peters reply was; well we already did that! But he did what Jesus said to do and his reward was because he LISTENED. Now visualize what the word is saying to you; Wisdom and guidance pours forth thru the word,[ Bless the Lord, ALL His works in ALL places of His dominion: Bless the Lord,O my soul.] Yes our Lord hears and we can make that decision too.
In His Love,tom

                                                       THE WAY OF LOVE
I question myself this morning asking do I have patience, am I kind, do I boast and envy? Why do I seek after the Lord if I do not walk in in these precepts. As I read 1Cor.13:4-7, I realized how much the fear of the Lord acts to build up our relationship to others. Yes I have read how it is through love that Agape love is what God shows us through His word; loving the sinner as well as the believer. But what about my love; am I capable of showing that kind of love to all that come my way? Or is my love only for the people I care for or like? Faith, hope and love and of these love is the greatest. This devotional has inspired me to evaluate my walk in love;

Hebraic Thought

June 20

 

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding"(Psalms 111:10).

Education is a high priority in any society that wants to advance. Education should be sought after by every believer in Jesus Christ in order to better understand God's ways. However, education that is not mixed with faith and obedience will result in programmatic religion.

In the early Hebraic church, wisdom was gained by obedience. Hebrews learned that wisdom was gained by knowing and doing the will of God and that it often did not line up with logic. However, as the church became impacted by the Greek culture through the influence of scholars like Socrates and Aristotle, knowledge-based systems became more influential in the way education was taught and applied. Greeks believed that the way to gain knowledge was based on reason and analysis.

When Joshua walked around the city of Jericho seven times blowing his trumpets, he was exhibiting a Hebraic model of decision-making - pure obedience. Logic and reason played no part in this decision. When Elisha instructed the army general to go wash in a lake in order to be healed of leprosy, it confronted his intellect. This was Hebraic thought rooted in obedience.

The Church has moved into a more knowledge-based and programmatic system of operation over the centuries, rather than obedience-based methods that are motivated by a heart fully devoted to following God. We've replaced obedience with reason, logic, and slick marketing for attractive programs to entice people into our churches.

Ultimately, God desires us to take the Hebraic approach when making decisions. He wants us to make decisions based on our heart's desire to follow Him. 

I have forgotten LOVE;I have replaced it with reasoning! 

This morning I pray  Lord teach me to Love, add your wisdom of Love to my every desire to walk in your precepts and to listen to your voice, to LOVE all that come unto my path for you have allowed this to be.......

In His Love,tom

HI TO ALL; THIS IS A COPY OF A DEVOTIONAL THAT I FELT SHOULD BE SHARED. IT IS FROM [ TODAY GOD IS FIRST] MAY IT REWARD YOU AS IT HAS ME....
   

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways" (Isaiah 55:8-9).

God speaks to his children in many varied ways. God has said that his ways are not our ways. If left to our reasoning, we will fail to fully walk in the full counsel of God, which leads to poor decisions.

Thus, our goal is to avoid being deceived and to develop a listening ear that hears the voice of God with confidence. Our goal is to have such intimacy with God that we can walk in the full blessing of our decisions and to be assured they are not based on our own reasoning alone. This does not mean that we do not use the intellectual and logical skills that He has equipped us with.

A.W. Tozer said that the man or woman who is wholly and joyously surrendered to Christ can't make a wrong choice - any choice will be the right one. J. Oswald Sanders explains his method of receiving guidance from God for decisions; "I try to gather all the information and all the facts that are involved in a decision, and then weigh them up and pray over them in the Lord's presence, and trust the Holy Spirit to sway my mind in the direction of God's will. And God generally guides by presenting reasons to my mind for acting in a certain way."

The apostle Paul said, "For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose (Philippians 2:13). God has equipped us with everything we need to make good decisions. Hearing His voice is the first step toward making right choices in life.

Do you have a decision to make? Submit that decision to the Lord, ask God for clarity. Ask Him to make the desires of your heart the same desires that He has for you in this matter. Await His perfect timing on the matter. Then you can be assured of making the right decisions. 

HE WHO CAN HEAR,IN HIS LOVE,tom

   

                              WHY DO WE NEED EACH OTHER?
JN.17:21, " That they may be one; as thou, father,are in me,and I in thee (you), that they also maybe one in us: That the WORLD may believe thou has sent me."( Jesus ).
      It's time we as believers, begin to enter into oneness that Jesus prayed for. We need each other in both the good and bad times. We need to realize how much we need each other! This quote is taken from [Here We Stand]; " Though we do not think alike, May we not Love alike? May we not be of one heart, though we are not of one opinion?" If your heart is as my heart, if you love God and all man kind, I ask no more: give me your hand." I rest in the sufficiency of Holy scripture. Give me the Book of God, it is knowledge enough for me. Together we can face anything and win in Jesus. Jn.3:34, God gave Jesus the Holy Spirit without measure, Jesus is more powerful than all the demons in hell and greater than Satan himself, He defeated all their combined power! Romans 12:1-8, we are not only a living sacrifice but contain in us the gift of Grace. We'r not special, but together we become one in Christ Jesus, so lets bind together and use the gifts of Grace that have been appointed to us whether it is prophesy,service,exhortation,generosity,zeal,or acts of mercy. this is what makes us strong in the Lord. Hold fast to what is good and don't allow the spirit of slothfulness to steal your Joy...REJOICE IN HOPE
H.W.C.H.      in His love,tom

                          WHEN GOOD IS EVIL AND EVIL IS GOOD!
HAVE YOU NOTICED HOW our GOVERNMENT  HAS TURNED AGAINST GOD? It considers His word to be full of hate, myopic in it's views and damaging to society!  So the P.C. movement has been trying to deliver man from these writing by dislodging them from there view. They are trying to stop public display of any biblical point of view. Our intellectual leaders will free us from the slavery contained in Gods word (the Bible). If you are a believer, Jew or Christian, of Gods word, then you are the targets of the P.C crowd. They accuse you of being hate mongers, homophobic, racist, and anything opposite of love. And much of this has been brought on ourselves because we fail at the first commandment of God; " Love God with all your heart and mind."
To love God is to know His word and the P.C. crowd has taken this and turned it against those who would stand against the sin that is rampant in our country.You can see how deceptive and cunning the P.C. movement has become by misusing the words of God to attack His people; that is people of faith.They are cunning and their agenda is to destroy in any manner the belief in God, and to remove HIM FROM THE PUBLIC ARENA When you voice your opinion against them;don't speak out about things like abortion, government control of your children,or even the ten commandments as moral law is replaced by Political Correctness, you are the enemy of the state and all free thinking individuals. Wickedness of mans heart is hidden well by cunning and deceptive words. The word of God is seen as wickedness and needs to be extinguished,all the moral teachings need to be eradicated, any person espousing the word must be silenced from the public arena. The moral decay continues with the displacement of any religious view not conformed to the ideas of the P.C. The words of "In God We Trust" will soon be replaced by "The State we trust," The government knows better!
    But hold to your faith for the redeemer draws near....."HE WHO CAN HEAR"
In His Love,tom

                " STEPPING OVER THE LINE- FROM BELIEVING TO PERCEIVING"
Rom.8:37." We are more than conquerors through Him that loved us".
Rev.1:6. " We are kings and royal priests";for we follow in Christs authority and power we are one in Him.((Matt.17:10-23).We are world overcomers!
I am still learning  who I am in Christ Jesus; in 1 Chron.14, David is anointed king by Samuel the prophet, knowing that some day he would rule over Israel. How long did it take David to realize the power and authority he would have? How long before will it take us to realize the same thing applies to us as believers in Christ. We have been given authority and power by Jesus, but if we continue only in hope we will not see the authority and power come to fruition.We can hope all of our lives but if we don't realize that we are conquerors not just spectators the word will not return. But once we see in our selves the authority and power that has been given us, those words will return and do as we spoke.Gods word will not return void! So open your spiritual eyes and see yourself as the person God created you to be. Look with in your spirit to recognize who you are. As you realize the royal blood that flows unto you is that which Christ shed for you,take hold of Gods word, it is life to those who do.Read Eph.1: 3-23 and see; did not Jesus say that if you believe,you WILL see the Glory of God" (Jn.11:40)
He who can hear....in His love,tom

                 WHAT MAKES A GODLY MAN? THE TRAINING OF YOUR SENSES!

Can you discern between good and evil? Are you able to see when confronted by others their motives behind them? Can you handle criticism,without retribution,and can you display your love for the Lord in these occasions?

   " For every one that uses milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are full of age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." (Heb.5:13-14 )

We mature in the word through practice and the training of our senses learning how to tell good from evil. We practice walking  in the Spirit and the renewing of our mind by developing habits of Godliness. That is to say reading and studying the word every day,then walking in the manner we have learned. When we chase after God He will always allow us to catch Him. But when we expect God to continually chase us we are still babes. Being strong in the Lord and growing to mature Christians is about recognizing our faults through the word and striving to correct it. There are many pressures in life that we have allowed to become habits,some bad a few good,but we must be watchful that we can discern the bad from the good. Some times we try to make God into our image and to have our will done. An example of this is is our speech, use of tobacco, even the foods we eat. We don't consider what we put into the temple and many times what comes from our mouths,cursing or blessings; We choose! Now I am a believer and as I walk in the word I find that my thinking and my habits are changing. This has evolved over a period of time as I continue in the word, praying and seeking for revelations in my spirit and mind. My flesh fights for it's own desires but my will is to obey the word. Baby steps grow to mature steps as we continue in our walk with the Lord, soon we will not need baby food but our desire will be for the meat of the word. So don't starve your spirit, develop the habit of seeking the word for all that life throws at you. So find out what real maturity is all about and read the word every day and you will soon be feeding on the meat. And those questions that I have asked will have definite answers!

He who can hear....tom

    I AM A VESSEL WHICH GOD CAN POUR INTO AND USE FORE HIS PURPOSE.
 
Have you ever considered what good this country has been to the world? What a blessing we have been to an evil that permeates the world. When I look at the good our country has brought forth into a dark world, I must stop and pause to wonder why so many Americans have turned a hateful heart towards America. Yet people steal into our country for their desires to enrich and change their lives. We turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the evil that is befalling us. Their are many who have a distaste for America and only look at the dark side of our country. but what we fail to do is look at the blessing we have been to a secular and darkened world. Most Americans believe there is a God and yet carry on as if God is not concerned  with us There are a few who say there is no God, but I know there is because He lives within my heart.
 Because of our freedom and liberty we have given the world a light to measure there works,unfortunately the world is choosing to walk in darkness and in America that light is growing dim.In America our young people have been given over to secularism and morale decay is weakening our infrastructure. Now people look to government  to be their salvation, forgetting what brought about such a great nation "UNDER GOD" We attack Christians and Jews for their beliefs. We allow a few to voice their opinion as if it is the only truth, and silence those who would speak out in opposition to them, those who would speak out  against the evils of government. Now our federal government is usurping the Law and creating their own set of rules which is using PC to and the intelligentsia to abandon our constitution. We have a president who does not lead by the will of the people, he creates a scenario for his own selfish purposes and blames all who oppose him for his lack of success. We have an attorney general who uses the laws as tools to grow the power of government and forgetting that all power is from the people. And we the people are acquiescing our power to the largess of government rule. As I look back into the reasons for our government I look at the distinction between society and government,and consider the relationship between them. If we lived apart from each other there would  be no necessity for society, but since we don't it is necessary to have government to mitigate the problems that arise.And as society grows government becomes necessary to enforce regulations and laws. And as we grow we have elections to try and balance our society and it's laws. Than tyranny comes as the ruling class is empowered by money and we lose sight why government was established, by and for the people. So slowly we are turning into a monarchy were the people do not matter, only the rule of government is what matters. So my reply to this is"Give me liberty or give me death" my liberty is dependent on the power of the people not on the regulatory body of men who have no connection with the voice of the people. As we waver between liberty and enslavement, will common sense prevail?  In this age of reasoning is it not for the freethinkers to explore why enslavement of people is led by those who's intentions are to control  all thought and actions.A government that enriches those who lead by the blood of those who work.Will we not see how from socialist to dictators  we will go. Will we awaken to the evil desires of those who walk in darkness mask good intentions with their evil intent? We were created equally,that is to say we have the ability to attain to our highest goals and thoughts,so awaken and consider what we have before us, before it is lost....
In His Love,tom

THE WORLD IS NOT THE FINAL AUTHORITY:

As I look about our country I see despair (Detroit) ,Murders rampant (Chicago), Hand outs galore (Los Angeles) and control of what you eat (New York) all mans way of controlling and enslaving. Yet through this all I see someone who has not changed; Malachi 3:6 "I am the Lord, I change not." The worlds order of things is unsure and indefinite. Desperate words of uncertainty are spoken daily from radio, television,and newspapers. Everything around us seems to be in turmoil.
  The one thing I can depend on, the word of God is unchanging. I take the word as the final authority in my life, it gives me stability when all else around me is failing. When others are confused, I am confident,when under pressure, I have peace, and when overwhelmed, I am an over comer. I have decided to make Gods word the final authority, Which means believing what He says and not what the world says. I have determined in my heart to live by faith, that is the bread of life ( The Word ), not by what I see or the circumstances around me." The Lord sits enthroned for ever and He judges the world with righteousness." I have only begun to understand the love that he has for His creation and how steadfast He is to forgive.Loving ,merciful,full of grace ,and not by my will but by His. May we all delve deeply into the word and gain the wisdom put forth through the scriptures. The time spent with Him is never wasted but grows into true wisdom and understanding.....In His Love,to
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